Scammon Bay Geographic coordinates

Scammon Bay is in Alaska, United States, at latitude 61.84278 and longitude -165.58167. It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

61.84278, -165.58167

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

61.8428° N 165.5817° W

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

61°50'34'' N 165°34'54'' W

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

3V 469377 6856803

Plus Code Open Location Code

92HPRCV9+48

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

b6frb45h7

Latitude and longitude of Scammon Bay

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 61.84278 -165.58167
Decimal Degrees (DD) 61.8428° N 165.5817° W
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 61°50'34'' N 165°34'54'' W
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 61°50.567' N 165°34.9' W

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61.8428° N 165.5817° W
Scammon Bay Parallel and meridian of Scammon Bay Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Scammon Bay

Distance to the equator 6,876 km (4,273 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 6,208 km (3,857 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 3,131 km (1,945 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 16,883 km (10,491 mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Scammon Bay

Scammon Bay lies on the same parallel as cities like Surgut (Russia).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Scammon Bay have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Scammon Bay: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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